Overview
- Kosovo’s election commission reports Vetëvendosje at roughly 49.4–49.8% with most ballots counted, ahead of PDK (~21%), LDK (~13.6%) and AAK (~5.7%) on turnout of about 45%.
- Despite the surge, Vetëvendosje is short of the 61 seats needed to rule alone because 20 of 120 seats are reserved for minorities, with projections putting the party near 56 seats.
- The outcome raises prospects of ending a roughly ten‑month parliamentary blockade marked by more than 50 failed speaker votes and collapsed coalition efforts.
- Urgent business awaits the new assembly, including ratifying about €1 billion in EU and World Bank financing and passing the 2026 budget, with some votes requiring a two‑thirds majority.
- Vetëvendosje improved about seven points from February, a gain observers link in part to holiday‑season diaspora turnout, while final tallies will incorporate votes cast abroad.